IF the rumour is true, in one way its a good thing and in another its bad.
I beleive, and Im sure some of you would agree with me, that by eliminating the 3 pass rule a pupil would be able to retain the information for longer. The current system seems to be based purely on who can learn the most info in the shortest possible time. Learn not retain being the key word here. Break it up into smaller blocks and the student would be able to retain the info for longer.
On the other hand, it does definately weed out the incapable. Lets face it most of the info we learn for our exams we never use again but it does show that the pupil has some form of intelligence and ability to learn and process large quantities of info certainly skills we need for flying.
My 2 c worth
